Menu Feb 8th - 14th

To be completely honest, I don't have the stomach for menu planning today. I might do a little and add a small grocery trip later in the week, but for now we don't have one.

Here are a couple recipes I'm likely to make.

Tomato Sauce w/ Onion and Butter
Vegetable Chili
Fajitas

Notice how none of them takes much work? And I already have most of the ingredients on hand? Besides a bread-lesson for a friend, I'm don't intend to do much that needs work. My kids, my house, and my new caffeine-free life require more of my focus this week.

I am planning to make these sugar cookies for Ethan's class, try this 1-hr bread recipe, and give my hubs a big thank you with Martha's chewy chocolate gingerbread cookies.

Menu Feb 1st - 7th

Mon - Pulled Pork in the Crockpot

Tues - Quesadillas (don't know what I'll fill them with yet...)

Wed - Zucchini Farfalle and Onion Breadsticks

Thurs - Bulgogi

Fri - Chicken Nuggets

Sat - Pizza!

Sun - White Chicken Chili in the Crockpot

Menu Jan 25th - 31st

Mon - Dinner at the Bishop's

Tues - Rotisserie Chicken, Peas, and Homemade Bread

Wed - Cauliflower Soup (We just can't get enough of it!)

Thurs - Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Fri - Fish Sticks, Tater Tots, and a Veggie

Sat - Baked Ziti, Salad, Bread

Sun - Leftovers

Menu Jan 18th-24th

I have no idea what we're going to eat this week. John will be out of town half the week, I'll be at work another night, and the weekend is always a little flexible. It's likely that we'll be eating mostly kid-friendly food. Easy, throw together at the last minute things that are barely cooking. I promise I'll eat a salad or two myself.

So that I don't leave you with nothing, I'm going to make a list of a few baked goods we might make this week. Simple ones that the kids can help me with. If we like these particular versions of traditional recipes, I'll post them here on my blog.

Snickerdoodles
Whole Wheat Chocolate Chip Muffins
No-Bake Cookies
cJane's Sugar Cookies

And if the kids want something more familiar, we can always make some Pumpkin Cookies or My Oatmeal Cookies.

Plus, like usual, Tuesday is bread making day. Come hang out and make bread with me if you're local!

Menu Jan 11th-17th

I'm trying out a few new recipes this week. If they're good, I'll post the recipes and link to them from this post. If not, there will be no reason to share.

Mon - Chicken Enchiladas

Tues - Cauliflower Soup

Wed - Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup

Thurs - Migas

Fri - Kids: Chicken Nuggets and Tater Tots, Parents: Sandwiches/Leftovers

Sat - Sloppy Joes (Good old Manwich for an easy day)

Sun - Chicken Soup w/ Rice in the crockpot

Menu Jan 4th-10th

I'm aiming for an easy week to ramp myself back into cooking mode.

Mon - Kids: Ramen & Green Beans, Parents: Out with friends

Tues - Potato Soup w/ Monterey Jack and Tomatoes

Wed - Pasta w/ Meat Sauce, Salad, and possibly Homemade Bread

Thurs - Baked Potatoes in the Crockpot w/ Chili and Cheese

Fri - Kids: Corndogs and Apples, Parents: Sandwiches/Leftovers (Work night, so boys will eat in the car.)

Sat - Chicken Adobo w/ Rice and Veggies (John makes this by memory and it was a little too strong this time. Hopefully next time I'll have a recipe to share.)

Sun - Mom's Roast in the Crockpot (Can't share this one. Mom has declared it a secret.)

On My Way Back to Normal

After this last year of craziness, it's time to get back to normal life. Part of that means regular meals. We've spent most of the year feeding the kids whatever was easiest and grabbing junk for ourselves when we could. No more!

This year, I intend to get back to regular menu planning. I'll probably include one new recipe a week, but I'm not going to hold myself to that. Jumping back into cooking after being out of the kitchen for so long is going to take a little warming up.

To try to be accountable for what we eat, I'm going to post our menus here. I'll link to any recipes I already have on here, and try to add the others as I go. This week's menu sometime this afternoon!